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The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean is set to appear as a headliner at the Bradford Animation Festival in Bradford, England this coming November 12. Al will take part in a question-and-answer session with an audience followed by a screening of a favourite episode of The Simpsons, voted for by fans.

The ratings from last night are in. Double, Double, Boy In Trouble scored a total 8.09 million viewers, making an improvement on Lost Verizon’s ratings two weeks ago. A new Family Guy at 9 had 9.07 million viewers, winning the cartoon battle and gaining a huge 34% of viewers on its lead in King Of The Hill (7.35 million).

Airs Tonight! When Lenny wins the lottery and invites the Simpson family to a celebratory party at a posh hotel, Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, who happens to be a member of the richest family in Springfield. Simon and Bart decide to switch places, and Bart arrives at the lavish Woosterfield mansion only to find football great Joe Montana hanging around the estate.

Simpsons Comics #147 (Out Next Week): It’s Science Fair time at Springfield Elementary, and Lisa sets out to win the top prize. Her daring experiment into the genetic similarities between the members of the Simpson family blows up in her face when she discovers that one member of her immediate family is not a blood [...]

The image above has been released today in promotion of Treehouse Of Horror XIX, the 19th Treehouse Of Horror installment which airs on November 2, 2008. In this year’s chilling trio of Halloween tales, Homer kills off celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge in “How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising”.

Today, October 7, sees the release of The Simpsons season 11 box set in the USA and Canada. The set was released yesterday in region 2, but those of you living in region 4 will have to wait a bit longer for the set; November 5th, 2008. The set is actually slightly thinner than the preceeding releases, and instead greatly resembles the season 1 box set in thickness.